1982 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

1982 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season1982
Finals site
ChampionsUC Riverside (2nd title)
Runner-upFlorida Southern (7th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachJack Smitheran (2nd title)
MOPJoe Sickles (OF) (Florida Southern)
Attendance10,925

The 1982 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II colleges and universities at the end of the 1982 NCAA Division II baseball season.[1]

For the third year, the tournament was played at the Riverside Sports Complex in Riverside, California.

UC Riverside defeated Florida Southern, 10–1, in the championship game of the double-elimination tournament, capturing the Highlanders' second national title and first since 1977. UC Riverside was coached by Jack Smitheran.

Regionals

The regionals consisted 18 teams in six groupings. Four regionals consisted of a 4-team bracket while the remaining two played a best of five series. All brackets were double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advanced to the 1982 Division II College World Series.[2]

Northeast Regional

TeamWinsLosses
New Haven41
Le Moyne22
Assumption12
LIU Post02

Central Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Delta State30
Indianapolis12
Jacksonville State02

Midwest Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Southwest Missouri State30
Minnesota State22
Northwest Missouri State12
SIU Edwardsville02

South Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Florida Southern32
FIU23

South Atlantic Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Longwood31
Valdosta State32
West Georgia12
Slippery Rock02

West Regional

TeamWinsLosses
UC Riverside31
Cal State Northridge22
San Francisco State02

Finals

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachPrevious finals appearancesBest finals finishFinals record
Delta State Gulf South41–19 (7–1)Boo Ferriss3
(last: 1978)		2nd9–5
Florida Southern Sunshine State50–11 (19–2)Joe Arnold10
(last: 1981)		1st24–14
Longwood Independent31–10–1Buddy Bolding0
(last: none)		None0–0
New Haven Independent27–7Frank Vieira5
(last: 1980)		2nd10–10
Southwest Missouri State Independent31–14Bill Rowe3
(last: 1978)		2nd3–6
UC Riverside CCAA36–23 (19–10)Jack Smitheran2
(last: 1981)		1st5–3

Results

Bracket

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundSemifinalChampionship
Delta State2
Florida Southern18Florida Southern11
Longwood0
New Haven6Florida Southern7
Southwest Missouri State1UC Riverside8
New Haven3UC Riverside10
UC Riverside4Florida Southern1
UC Riverside6Florida Southern13
Longwood1New Haven1Delta State9
Delta State7Delta State5
Southwest Missouri State5

Game Results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 22Game 1Florida Southern18–2Delta State
Game 2New Haven6–1Southwest Missouri State
Game 3UC Riverside6–1Longwood
May 23Game 4Delta State7–5Southwest Missouri StateSouthwest Missouri State eliminated
Game 5Florida Southern11–0LongwoodLongwood eliminated
Game 6UC Riverside4–3New Haven
May 24Game 7Delta State5–1New HavenNew Haven eliminated
Game 8UC Riverside8–7Florida Southern
Game 9Florida Southern13–9Delta StateDelta State eliminated
May 25Game 10UC Riverside10–1Florida SouthernUC Riverside wins National Championship

See also

References

  1. ↑ "DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. p. 13. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
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